According to the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution: ““The right of the people to be secure in their persons... against unreasonable searches and seizures” (U.S. Const. Amend. IV). Stop and Frisk is a procedure used by several law enforcement agencies in which an officer stops and questions a pedestrian, then proceeds to frisk them for weapons and other contraband. Martin McFadden, an officer for the Cleveland Police Department, saw two men, John W. Terry and Richard Chilton, walking back and forth between two corners of the sidewalk. After meeting up with a third suspect, Katz, the officer proceeded to frisk them, finding a total of two guns between the three men. Terry and Chilton were charged with carrying a concealed weapon and were sentenced to prison time. After the men brought their case to the Supreme Court, their arrest was deemed constitutional. According to the Supreme
According to the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution: ““The right of the people to be secure in their persons... against unreasonable searches and seizures” (U.S. Const. Amend. IV). Stop and Frisk is a procedure used by several law enforcement agencies in which an officer stops and questions a pedestrian, then proceeds to frisk them for weapons and other contraband. Martin McFadden, an officer for the Cleveland Police Department, saw two men, John W. Terry and Richard Chilton, walking back and forth between two corners of the sidewalk. After meeting up with a third suspect, Katz, the officer proceeded to frisk them, finding a total of two guns between the three men. Terry and Chilton were charged with carrying a concealed weapon and were sentenced to prison time. After the men brought their case to the Supreme Court, their arrest was deemed constitutional. According to the Supreme